The Northeast Alabama Community College
(Mustang) Quiz Team recently was honored in Montgomery by the
Alabama State Board of Education for the group’s state and
national accomplishments this past year. On behalf of the State
Board, Dr. Mary Jane Caylor, president pro tempore and Eight
District representative, presented the resolution to Mustang
Quiz Team members Casey Lowery, Cord Pack, and Tyler Hughes and
NACC faculty sponsor Dr. Daphne Huntley. Also representing
Northeast at the ceremony were NACC President Dr. David Campbell
and Vice President/Dean of Instruction Dr. Joe Burke. NACC
students Garrett Monroe and Andrew Burdette also are members of
the Quiz Team and faculty members Brad Fricks, Kevin Holt, and
Denise Patterson serve as sponsors in addition to Dr. Huntley.

Dr. Caylor commended the Quiz Team and Northeast for the team’s
accomplishments and stated that their achievements reflect
extremely well on the Alabama Community College System. The
State Board passed the resolution unanimously and during the
program presiding Board Vice President Randy McKinney asked each
NACC Quiz Team member to tell the board and audience about their
future educational plans.

The Mustang Quiz Team reached the top in 2008-2009 competition,
including a community college first place finish in what is
considered the national championship of quiz team competition,
the Intercollegiate Championship Tournament, this year held in
Dallas, Texas. In addition to finishing first among community
colleges, the Mustang Quiz Team in direct competition also
out-ranked freshman/sophomore teams from such notable four-year
universities as Princeton, Vanderbilt, Case-Western Reserve, and
the University of California at Los Angeles. During 2008-2009
competition, the NACC team also placed first among community
colleges at the Alabama College Bowl League Championship and was
undefeated in five other community college competitions.

Going into the 2009-2010 season of competition, the Mustang Quiz
Team currently is ranked first in the Southeast. All members of
the Quiz Team from last year are back for 2009-2010 with new
Quiz Team members added. Northeast provides scholarships to Quiz
Team members who are recruited from area high schools. Quiz team
competition, already quite extensive nationally and regionally,
is growing in popularity at both the high school and
postsecondary levels.

“This is obviously a great achievement for the Mustang Quiz Team
and their sponsors,” NACC President Dr. David Campbell stated.
“To compete and win at this level requires great ability,
dedication, discipline, and hard work. These students and their
accomplishments represent what we strive to achieve as an
educational institution here at Northeast. Congratulations to
them and the entire college for providing the educational
foundation for this achievement.”